Huge Consignment Of Steroids Seized From Baghpat

Meerut, 14 April 2021:

A joint team of UP Police and drug inspectors arrested two Delhi-based individuals from Baghpat on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling a huge quantity of steroids and injections to be distributed at various gyms in western Uttar Pradesh.

The accused were identified as Devender Kumar from Uttam Nagar and Kunal Sharma from Najafgarh. A case was registered against them under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 274 (adulteration of drugs).

According to police sources, the drugs were meant to be sold to aspiring bodybuilders for faster results, and were being transported to districts like Meerut, Baghpat and Muzaffarnagar via Eastern Peripheral Expressway. While the cost of the consignment is yet to be ascertained, the samples have been sent to narcotics labs.

Drugs inspector Vaibhav Babbar, who made the arrests after a tip-off, said, "The packaging of the drugs give an impression that they are imported ones but the arrested persons did not have any document pertaining to the consignment. They are likely to be adulterated or fake drugs. We have sent 13 samples for testing."

Elaborating on these drugs, Meerut-based senior surgeon and andrologist Dr Sunil Jindal said, “Injections like Nandrolone Acetate, Eldervit Neuro, Eldervit Neurobion and Deca Durabolin are anabolic steroids which immediately and substantially increase muscle mass and athletic power. However, they are banned all over the world especially in the sports field. The presence of these substances can only be traced through urine examination. The abuse of these drugs, rampantly used in local gyms, also causes impotency and kidney ailments."

Notably, there is a huge demand for protein supplements in western UP which provides ample opportunity for counterfeiters to rake in quick money. In November, a raid at a Muzaffarnagar-based factory and several shops in the area had led to the seizure of tonnes of fake protein supplements along with 1.5 lakh pieces of packaging materials with the names of prominent international brands. The seized “supplements” were actually a mix of banned drugs and steroids for stamina and bodybuilding.The Times Of India